Ross Harvey (b.1949)

1949 Born in Sydney, Australia
1966-67 Studied science, Sydney University
1968-70 B.A (Classics), Sydney University
1971-74 Studied Painting and Drawing at the Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney (Diploma with Distinction)
1977-78 Part-time teacher of Painting and Drawing at the Julian Ashton Art School
1984 Part-time teacher of Painting and Drawing at the Meadowbank College of Technical and Further Education
1985 Part-time teacher of Painting and Drawing at the Julian Ashton Art School
1991 Art Consultant, 'The Truth out There', TV series, Channel 7, Sydney

Solo Exhibitions

2004 Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney
1996 Michael Nagy Fine Art, Sydney
1986-2001 Artarmon Galleries, Sydney
1985 Bonython-Meadmore Gallery, Adelaide
1980-84 Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney

Group Exhibitions

1988'Australian Realists', Penrith Regional Gallery, NSW
1985 'The Human Figure', Drawing Exhibition, Artarmon Galleries, Sydney
2000 'Six Realist Painters', Western Galleries, Toowoomba, Qld

Awards
First Prize for Still-Life, Sydney RAS Easter Show
Highly Commended, Mosman Prize, 1997
Finalist, Mosman Prize, 1998, 2000, 2003
Finalist, Hills Grammar Art Prize, 1998, 2001, 2002
Finalist, Winsor and Newton Millennium Art Prize, London, 2000
Finalist Kings School Art Prize, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Second Prize, 'International Artist' Magazine, world-wide Still-Life Competition, 2001
Highly Commended, Camberwell Art Prize, 2003
2010 Winner Mortimore Prize for Still Life
2010 Winner Mortimore Prize People's Choice
2010 Winner Hornsby Art Prize
2007 Winner Mortimore Prize 
2007 Winner Mortimore Prize People's Choice

Collections
AMP, Australia
GIO, Australia
NRMA Australia
Rothmans Ltd.
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Anglican Church
Newington College
Also represented in private collections in the UK, USA, France, Germany and China